THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY IS UNDERWAY IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH AUTHORITIES REPORTING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN DUI AND DRUG ARRESTS COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PATROL ALSO SAYS ONE PERSON DIED IN A COLLISION OF TWO MOTORCYCLES JUST BEFORE 11 A.M. SATURDAY ON HIGHWAY 34 NEAR HAYES.
THE SECOND DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
FOUR OTHER INJURY CRASHES ALSO OCCURRED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
23 D-U-I ARRESTS HAVE OCCURRED, 3 MORE THAN THIS TIME A YEAR AGO.
25 DRUG ARRESTS HAVE ALSO TAKEN PLACE, 5 MORE THAN IN 2021.
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